Chapter 198: Under Mount Buzhou, Pangu's Legacy (Two in One)

[Of course, you didn’t immerse yourself in this fantasy about the future for too long, because the advice of Taoist Jingxin was right: the future is all fantasy, and the present is reality...]

[The customs and practices of Zhongzhou have completely exceeded your imagination. After the Four Wildernesses had almost all fallen into the Dark Ages, Zhongzhou actually still maintained a fairly good order. Although the way to establish order was uncomfortable, at least symbiosis was achieved.]

[Under this model, almost everyone in Zhongzhou, from mortals to monks, is in high spirits, and it feels like a utopia! ]

[Although you don't know whether the rule of the Heavenly Court in the mythical era is good or not, the vibrant Zhongzhou still makes you feel that it has preserved the remnants of the mythical Heavenly Court. At least everyone is happy. In the end times, everyone being happy is a luxury.]

[You sit on the teleportation array, approaching Buzhou Mountain step by step. Every time you pass a cave node, you must carefully scan the local area with your divine sense to see if every place in Zhongzhou is as beautiful as before.]

[It turns out that the old man was not talking nonsense. Every node you pass through is implementing the same model: monks feed mortals, mortals contribute their souls, and the two are in a positive cycle.]

[In this way, under the perfect breeding environment, there will naturally be more and more mortals, and with a constant supply of spiritual energy, the group of monks will also grow stronger, their numbers will increase, and their cultivation will become higher and higher! ]

[Even from your extreme perspective, this model is quite perfect. Apart from the psychological discomfort, it is almost the optimal solution for the Dharma Ending Age.]

[After listening to everyone's laughter and joy, you can't help but sigh: If only the monks in the Western Wasteland could behave like this...]

[Look at what valuables the folks in the West Desert have. Apart from the scammers who claim to be righteous, there are only the terrorists from the evil way left! ]

[Under their exhaustion, the people of the Western Wasteland have become destitute, and the number of Western Wasteland monks has never increased. There are only about ten thousand people in a blessed land at most.]

[Under the symbiotic utopian system of Zhongzhou, there are at least 50,000 monks in a paradise, and as many as 100,000 or even several hundred thousand! ]

[This gap is simply unreasonable...]

[However, you have made another strange discovery: although there are many monks in Zhongzhou, their quality is generally low! ]

[This is not caused by a shortage of spiritual energy. In fact, the spiritual energy in the Zhongzhou Cave Heaven is much denser than that in the Western Wasteland Cave Heaven. After all, the population base of the mortal world is here. Even if there are only natural deaths, it is much more efficient than the fraud of the righteous ways in the Western Wasteland.]

[You couldn't figure out the reason, so you simply paused the teleportation array and randomly picked a cave. As soon as your cultivation level was revealed and your golden mouth opened, the master of the cave immediately crawled forward to greet the immortal...]

[“I ask, you answer.”]

[You asked seriously: "Why is the cultivation level of the people in your cave so low?"]

[Local cave master:? ]

[The Lord of the Cave Heaven replied cautiously: It’s not low, isn’t it the same for everyone? ]

[This answer doesn't suit you. You frowned and changed the question: How many years does it take you on average to become a true immortal?]

【this……】

[The Lord of the Cave Heaven was startled, thinking that you, the Immortal, were questioning the quality of the local cultivators, so he proudly replied: "In reply to the Immortal, our local cultivators generally only need 700 years to become immortals! Countless talents have been sent to the Immortal Realm throughout the ages!"]

[As soon as he said this, the bored Taoist Jingxin beside him widened his eyes, and then couldn't help laughing: I thought Zhongzhou was full of talented people, but it turns out to be full of good-for-nothings. With such a strong spiritual energy, it actually takes another seven hundred years to become an immortal! ]

[The Lord of the Cave Heaven's face fell when he heard this. He originally wanted to severely reprimand this foreign barbarian for firing random shots, but when he sensed the true immortal energy around Jing Xin, he knew the situation and followed his heart. He smiled awkwardly: Ah, right, right, we in Zhongzhou are losers, and you, Master Xihuang, are the real master...]

[After you heard the data of 700 years, you were also stunned for a long time, because this data is really too good! ]

[Not to mention your own outrageous record of becoming an immortal in three days, the average of what you have seen and heard in the Western Wasteland is far less than seven hundred: the righteous are slower in deceiving people, so it usually takes longer to become an immortal, probably an average of more than two hundred years.]

[The path of magic is even faster, within a hundred years, one can basically become an immortal! ]

[No matter good or evil, their cultivation speed and immortality speed are much faster than the average of Zhongzhou. Such a strong contrast is really hard to bear...]

[With Zhongzhou enjoying absolute institutional and resource advantages, the efficiency of cultivating immortals is so touching... What's going on? Is it really that the immortal virtues of the Western Wasteland masters are abundant, and the precious things of Zhongzhou are so wasteful? ]

[From this perspective, Zhongzhou may need to introduce a group of high-quality talents from the Western Wasteland to inject the immortal cultivation gene into Zhongzhou...]

[The more you think about it, the more you shake your head: No, this is definitely not right! ]

[There is no difference between the mortals in China and the West. Especially under the influence of the same Dharma Ending Age, it is even less likely that the mortals' aptitude for cultivating immortals will show obvious differences under the influence of external forces.]

[“It’s normal for individuals to have differences, but there can’t possibly be differences in qualifications at the regional level… There must be another reason!”]

[You thought silently, and then carefully observed the cultivation process of the local monks.]

[You can clearly see that the cultivation efficiency of the local cultivators is extremely low. The spiritual energy in the cave is very rich, but they can't draw it out at all, just like using a straw to suck water from a swimming pool.]

[The efficiency of the monks in the Western Wasteland in my memory is like an oversized straw, much more efficient than the locals! ]

[As for you, you are usually like a pump, your efficiency is completely different from theirs...]

[You look left and right, and change the research subjects one after another, but you still haven't found any factors that can affect the efficiency of cultivating immortals. It seems that the locals are just born with inferior talents to Mr. Xihuang! ]

[“Could it be that people from Zhongzhou are really incapable of this?”]

[With this puzzling doubt in mind, you and Jing Xin, who was in a state of anxiety, finally bid farewell to the sweaty Lord of the Cave Heaven, stepped onto the ancient teleportation array, and continued on your way to your destination, Buzhou Mountain.]

[As for the issue of the different speeds of cultivation in China and the West, you are really powerless at this stage and can only explore it later. You believe there will be very important secrets in it...]

【…】

[After switching the teleportation array countless times, you and Jing Xin observed the situation of the cultivators in various places while chatting about their qualifications.]

[Unlike you, the Taoist Jingxin seems to have been awakened to some inexplicable sense of pride by the previous gap in qualifications: the valuables in Zhongzhou are worthless, while the master in Xihuang has abundant immortal virtues! ]

[Anyway, they mocked and belittled the people of Zhongzhou, and praised and boasted about the people of Xihuang. They performed all kinds of things, such as "Theory of Racial Superiority", "Theory that Xihuang will sooner or later enter Zhongzhou", and "Theory that the orthodox way of immortals is in Xihuang".]

[It seems that in his mind, the people of Western Wasteland are superior to the people of Central Plains, and are more suitable to represent the orthodox way of immortality. When Western Wasteland develops in the future, it will definitely beat the little brother of Central Plains in every way! ]

[You hesitate to speak about this...]

[Because you actually know why he said that: Jing Xin, who was born in the Western Wasteland, had always stayed in his hometown and had never traveled far before. But when he came to Zhongzhou, a foreign land, the primitive Middle Earth, for the first time in his life, he saw the excellent side of Zhongzhou with his own eyes! ]

[While the nobles of the good and evil ways in the Western Wasteland were still trying to catch as many fish as possible, Zhongzhou had already achieved sustainable development. While the people of the Western Wasteland were struggling on the brink of death, Zhongzhou had already built a utopia, with a per capita happiness index that was off the charts. In the Western Wasteland...]

[In short, the Western Wasteland is very lucrative, and the Central Plains is very good... and Taoist Jingxin is just like ordinary people, and he can't bear to see his hometown being worse than other places, so he was not very excited during the journey.]

[Now that I have finally discovered the advantages of the Western Wasteland, I must promote them as much as possible! ]

[You find this funny: What does the good and bad of Xihuang have to do with you? Where is Xihuang's sense of honor for you? It's really inexplicable...][Either he is inferior or arrogant, he can't stand the good of others, nor can he hear the bad of his own family. Even if this "own family" has nothing to do with him, he still feels proud of it.]

[He is clearly a true immortal, but his mindset is childish and extreme. It's either this or that! ]

[What? I'm also extreme? That's fine...]

[Jingxin Taoist has obvious shortcomings, but it is precisely because of this shortcoming that you two can play together. He is a diode, and you are an extremist. You are really snakes and rats in the same nest, in collusion, and have similar tastes...]

[Time passed slowly like this, and you sat in the teleportation array for nearly a year. Every time you saw the immortal and mortal bodies at the transfer point, they were exactly the same, which made you feel as if you had not moved at all.]

[But looking to the east, the ancient sacred mountain that supports the sky is getting bigger and taller, making people marvel: it is indeed the Buzhou Mountain formed by Pangu's spine. No wonder the mythical heaven built the "Zhongtian Gate" on this mountain as the location of the capital! ]

[Obviously, you are approaching it very quickly...]

[After you have completed the last teleportation array, the huge image of the sacred mountain will appear before you.]

【Big! Thick! High! 】

[These are the three words that popped into your mind subconsciously when you saw Mount Buzhou with your own eyes. Although they are vulgar, they are very appropriate and accurately describe the main characteristics of Mount Buzhou.]

[Your thoughts suddenly seem to go back to your childhood, thousands of years ago, when your father would often tell you stories to coax you to sleep at night.]

[My father told me stories about ancient myths, and the place name that appeared most often was Buzhou Mountain! Around this ancient sacred mountain, heroes appeared and left, leaving behind legends that are still well-known today.]

[The twelve ancestors of Pangu were born here, and then the witch tribe was formed. The twelve tribes lived at the foot of the mountain, stretching endlessly until Emperor Jin Tian led a million-strong coalition army of various tribes and hundreds of Daluo to break through the Pangu Palace and relocate millions of witch people to Shouyang Mountain...]

[One of the Six Saints, the Holy Mother of the Human Race, Nuwa, and her brother, the Great Saint Fuxi, also transformed themselves on Mount Buzhou. Finally, the Holy Mother created humans and made them holy on Mount Shouyang, which became a legend...]

[The first emperor of heaven, Di Jun, also built the Zhongtian Gate here, established his capital in the Thirty-Three Heavens, and opened the era of heaven...]

[There is also the Golden Heavenly Emperor, who rose from the sky in the past, and led millions of heavenly soldiers to defeat the witches and demons, defeated the twelve tribes of the witch clan, and attacked the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation, shooting and killing the treacherous Sun Star Lord, and beheaded the Quasi-Saint Emperor Jiang Zuwu. With his true immortal body, he went against the will of heaven and rectified the crumbling heaven! ]

[Rescued the Emperor Donghuang, accepted the Emperor's abdication, and finally worked hard for the welfare of all people, creating a prosperous, wealthy, and equal new era of heaven! ]

[Even though time has passed and the heavens have long since disappeared into the dust of time, their legends are still passed down among the common people. As people talk about them with great relish, they have gained "eternal life" that transcends material things...]

【Your thoughts are all over the place, and you feel a lot of emotion. 】

[The Taoist Jingxin standing by was also sighing with emotion, but his focus was obviously a little off... He suddenly pointed at the obvious gaps on Mount Buzhou with curiosity.]

[“Look, fellow Daoist! Are those the tooth marks left by Emperor Jiang?”]

【you:……】

[Although you are a little speechless, you still look carefully at the gaps and traces, and correspond them with the myths and legends: Emperor Jiang hid in Buzhou Mountain in an attempt to merge the heaven and earth and recreate Pangu with his own body, but the conspiracy was discovered by Emperor Jin Tian, ​​so he fought against Emperor Jiang.]

[The gaps bitten by Emperor Jiang, the marks left by Emperor Jin Tian’s Dinghai Pearl…these should be the scars of the battle left behind! ]

[“But things have changed. The once powerful Emperor Jin Tian has long disappeared. No one knows whether he is dead or alive. Even the Heavenly Court has been destroyed in Xuandu…”]

[You are filled with emotion. The people are gone, and only this ancient sacred mountain still retains their traces...]

[“So, where is the Zhongtian Gate leading to the Thirty-Three Heavens?”]

[You look around the mountain curiously, searching for the legendary Zhongtian Gate... Soon you find it, a gate of light hanging on the mountain! ]

[What is the situation on the other side? The survival of the fittest, or peace and tranquility? ]

[You are a little hesitant, wondering if you should save the game before going in...]

【"I go first!"】

[Seeing you hesitate, Jing Xin, who had already prepared himself for death, immediately volunteered to explore the way. He flew directly to the light gate, and as he got closer and closer to Mount Buzhou, an inexplicable power gradually overwhelmed him.]

[This is the power of Pangu that has existed since the beginning of the world! ]

【The Taoist Jingxin suddenly screamed and fell off the clouds! 】

[“This… even a True Immortal can’t handle it?”]

[You were stunned for a moment, but you quickly went to grab him to prevent him from falling to the ground. Although it probably wouldn’t cause any harm, it would still be embarrassing...]

【"what happened to you?"】

[You looked at him suspiciously: Is this Pangu legacy so powerful? ]

[“Fellow Daoist! I… I…”]

[Unexpectedly, Jing Xin suddenly panicked: I can't seem to feel any magic power! ]

[Your expression froze, and you quickly checked his current condition. You were shocked: It's not like he can't feel his mana anymore, it's that he has no mana at all!]

[According to your divine sense, this dignified True Immortal is now just a mortal. There is no magical power in his body, and his divine sense is no different from that of a mortal...]

[But fortunately, his cultivation was not destroyed, but only temporarily "erased". You and he waited anxiously for a while, and the disappeared magic power strangely reappeared slowly! ]

[Jing Xin was frightened...]

[However, you were given a warning at the beginning, which made your excitement suddenly calm down: the mission of exploring the fairyland is probably not easy. At least this power of Pangu needs to be studied first...]

[Also, Jing Xin's experience made you wonder: since the power of Pangu can effectively suppress the True Immortals, then what is the rumor that "True Immortals can enter the Immortal Realm"? ]

【joke?】

[Or, has the situation changed?]

[You need to study it carefully...]

……

(End of this chapter)